He says he was researching his conditions to spread awareness on his Facebook page when he stumbled across Project Semicolon about six months ago.

“These people totally understand exactly how I feel,” Papucci said.

Project Semicolon founder Amy Bleuel started the movement in Green Bay, Wisconsin in 2013 to honor her father, whom she lost to suicide.

She says the project presents hope and love for those who are struggling with depression, suicide, and addiction by tattooing or wearing the symbol of a semicolon.

Papucci's semicolon is tattooed over his heart.

“It signifies I’m not giving up,” said Papucci. “The semicolon over my heart means that I'm choosing to not end that sentence with my heartbeat.”

In punctuation, unlike a period which ends a sentence, the semicolon leaves a sentence open and joins it with another; it signifies that a struggle is not the end, but a new beginning.

The movement also created Hope is Alive, where those who need help can share their stories with others to encourage, love, and inspire all.

“They know what you're going through,” Papucci said, “and it's a support group of people you know truly understand how you feel.”

Project Semicolon emphasizes that they are not a 24-hour helpline or trained mental health professionals, but rather a movement to spread hope through a simple punctuation mark; the sentence is your life and the author is you.